Horse Racing - Newspapers - Boxing

There are many similarities between these three industries. Each "had their day" during the 19th and 20th centuries. Each has been in a state of decline for decades. All are threatened now in the 2nd decade of the 21st century. All are seeking to regain or hold on to prominence among the public that they once enjoyed.

In the first half of the 20th century, it would have been far fetched to proclaim that within the next half-century these industries would become obsolete. But they are all on the verge of being obsolete.

Baseball, radio, and poker are other industries that could have followed down this path. But each of these industries are thriving. They were on a path to decline but made changes that put them on a different path to growth and success.

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